LEGO PCB Agitator February 9th, 2010

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Etching your own PCBs can be a time consuming chore to say the least. Anything that automates the process or cuts down on the time it takes is usually appreciated. Maker Rui Cabral of Oporto, Portugal pieced together this handy PCB agitator out of LEGO to help him speed things up a bit. The project initially took him only 20 minutes from start to finish.

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LEGO PCB Agitator February 9th, 2010

LegoEtcher_1.JPG

Etching your own PCBs can be a time consuming chore to say the least. Anything that automates the process or cuts down on the time it takes is usually appreciated. Maker Rui Cabral of Oporto, Portugal pieced together this handy PCB agitator out of LEGO to help him speed things up a bit. The project initially took him only 20 minutes from start to finish.

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Wooden-geared pingpong-ball-flinging sculpture February 9th, 2010

Free standing mechanical kinetic sculpture featuring wooden gears and matt black wooden framework... The striker arm is powered by a tension spring, as is the trigger for the feeder arm. The balls bounce off a curved rebound board which returns them to the centre of the catcher on most occasions.

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Mon Portrait – lemmix28 February 9th, 2010